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Prototamus

Angiospermae - Dioscoreales - Dioscoreaceae

Taxonomy
Prototamus was named by Langeron (1899). It is not extant. Its type is Prototamus paucinervis.

It was assigned to Dioscoreaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. paucinervis (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-31; modified by B. Allen on 2020-04-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Prototamus Langeron
1970Prototamus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Monocots
orderDioscorealesBrown 1835
familyDioscoreaceaeBrown 1810
genusPrototamusLangeron 1899

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Prototamus Langeron 1899
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†Prototamus paucinervis Langeron 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available